North Korea has launched possible ballistic missile, say Japan and South Korea

Regime conducts first such launch of the year, with South Korea's military saying the missile appears to have landed in the sea

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile early on Wednesday, the first such test by Pyongyang of the new year, drawing condemnation from Japan and calls for talks from South Korea.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and the Japanese coast guard said the projectile appears" to be a ballistic missile, with South Korea saying it landed in the East Sea.